and positive support from family, friends and the community enable people

with down syndrome to develop their full potential and lead fulfilling lives.

10. people with down syndrome have feelings just like everyone else in the population. they experience the full range of emotions. they respond to positive expressions of friendship and they are hurt and upset by inconsiderate behavior.

11. a few of the common physical traits of Down syndrome are low muscle tone,
small stature, an upward slant to the eyes, and a single deep crease
across the center of the palm. Every person with Down syndrome is a unique
individual and may possess these characteristics to different degrees or not at all.

12. 99% of people with down syndrome like their lives and 97% like who they are.

13. 50% of babies with Down syndrome are also born with a heart defect.

14. In the US, canada, and some other countries, it is down syndrome, not the possessive “down’s syndrome.”

15. while dr. john langdon down first described the common characteristics of people
with down syndrome, it was actually dr jerome lejeune who first
identified it as a chromosome 21 trisomy in 1959.

16. people with down syndrome attend school, work, participate in decisions that
affect them, and contribute to society in many wonderful ways.

17. down syndrome is the most commonly occuring chromosomal condition.

18. caring for and loving a child with down syndrome is NOT a burden.

19. down syndrome is not a disease and people with down syndrome do not

"suffer from down syndrome."

20. people with down syndrome are often subject to unfair stereotypes. right the